AFC East

AFC EAST Buffalo Bills Off-season newsmakers: Terrell Owens, cut by Dallas, will commence poisoning his fourth team in six seasons as a member of the Bills. The team traded OT Jason Peters to Philly for an extra first-round draft pick.

Needs: DE and OLB.

The buzz: The Bills defense ranked 22nd against the run last season, so they'll look to shore up the D.

Miami Dolphins Offseason newsmakers: Most of the team's work focused on re-signing players who played key roles to the monumental turnaround, such as S Yeremiah Bell, OT Vernon Carey and LB Channing Crowder.

Needs: CB and WR.

The buzz: Miami's pass defense was ranked 25th overall last season, so Bill Parcells definitely will devote some his draft horde to the secondary.

New England Patriots Offseason newsmakers: After shipping QB Matt Cassel and LB Mike Vrabel to Kansas City, the Patriots tried to patch some holes with some aging veterans of first-round pedigree who were cut loose by their teams. The Pats signed RB Fred Taylor, CB Shawn Springs and WR Joey Galloway.

Needs: LBs and OT.

The buzz: More help is needed along the lines of Defensive Rookie of the Year Jerod Mayo, a Kecoughtan grad.

New York Jets Offseason newsmakers: Eric Mangini was fired as coach and the one-year Brett Favre project is over. Enter Rex Ryan, the former defensive coordinator in Baltimore, who coaxed one of his Ravens, LB Bart Scott, to join him.

Needs: WR and QB.

The buzz: Though Ryan will want to get his defense set, the Jets need to rebuild the passing game.

AFC EAST Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets